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Table 3 Association between socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics and maternal anaemia at delivery in the study sample

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy and risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birthweight among HIV-negative mothers in Dschang, West region of Cameroon: a cross sectional study

Variables

Modalities

Number (%)

cOR (95% CI)

P

aOR (95% CI)

P

Age group

15–23

31 (28.18)

1

1

 

24–34

52 (23.21)

0.77 (0.46–1.30)

0.34

0.71 (0.35 1.44)

0.34

 

 > 34

11 (24.44)

0.82 (0.36 1.79)

0.63

0.75 (0.26 2.12)

0.59

Education level

Secondary

57 (26.39)

1

1

 

Primary

3 (42.86)

2.09 (0.40 6.77)

0.34

1.25 (0.16 7.39)

0.81

 

Tertiary

35 (22.29)

0.80 (0.49–1.29)

0.36

0.85 (0.50 1.45)

0.56

Bed net use

Yes

44 (25.29)

1

1

 

No

51 (24.76)

0.97 (0.61–1.55)

0.91

1.12 (0.60 2.13)

0.72

Number of net use

5

22 (23.16)

1

1

 

 < 5

73 (25.61)

1.14 (0.67–2.00)

0.63

1.00 (0.47 2.10)

0.99

Gravidity

2

68 (25.56)

1

1

 

 < 2

27 (23.68)

0.90 (0.54–1.50)

0.70

0.66 (0.33 1.32)

0.25

Parity

3

26 (26.00)

1

1

 

 < 3

69 (24.64)

0.93 (0.56–1.59)

0.79

0.91 (0.47 1.76)

0.77

Number of ANC contacts

4

71 (25.54)

1

1

 

 < 4

24 (23.53)

0.90(0.52–1.51)

0.69

0.90 (0.50 1.58)

0.72

Gestational age

37

82 (23.70)

1

1

 

 < 37

13 (38.24)

1.99 (0.93–4.11)

0.06

1.96 (0.884.25)

0.09

Residence

Semi urban

66 (23.83)

1

1

 

Rural

29 (28.16)

1.25 (0.75–2.07)

0.39

1.05 (0.60 1.81)

0.86

malaria in pregnancy

No

48 (18.11)

1

1

 

Yes

47 (40.87)

3.12 (1.92–5.09)

 < 0.001***

3.23 (1.94 5.42)

 < 0.001***

  1. *** Indicates significant association (P < 0.05)